Aaj Ek Lahr Bhi Pani Mein Na Thi

aaj ik lahr bhi paani men na thi

koi tasvir ravani men na thi

valvala misra-e-avval men na tha

harakat misra-e-sani men na thi

koi ahang na alfaz men tha

kaifiyat koi ma.ani men na thi

ḳhuun ka nam sada-nava.i men na tha

ḳhuun ki bu shoḳh-bayani men na thi

koi mafhum tasavvur men na tha

koi bhi baat kahani men na thi

rang ab koi ḳhalaon men na tha

koi pahchan nishani men na thi

ḳhush-yaqini men na tha ab koi nuur

zau koi ḳhanda-gumani men na thi

ji sulagne ka dhuan ḳhat men na tha

raushni harf-e-zabani men na thi

ranj bhule hue va.ade ka na tha

lazzat ab yad-dahani men na thi

lo ki jamid si ghazal bhi likh di

aaj kuchh zindagi ‘bani’ men na thi